South Street is the worst for crime in Hull, according to new figures.

Out of the 36 crimes reported to police in the street in just one month, there were 20 for shoplifting, four public order offences, two burglaries, two thefts of a person, two violent and sexual offences, one drugs offence, an anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson.

15 out of the 20 shoplifting reports were dropped as no suspect could be identified. Three are still under investigation, one suspect could not be prosecuted and only one suspect is awaiting a court outcome.

The city centre road tops a list of 10 streets which have seen a significant amount of crime in February this year.

According to the latest Police.UK figures, with information provided by Humberside Police, 3,672 alleged crimes took place within the boundaries of the city of Hull in February 2019.

South Street in Hull city centre (Image: Google Maps)

This was down by 217 from the previous month after 3,889 crimes were reported to Humberside Police in January 2019.

South Street topped the list, followed by Beverley Road, Brook Street and Goodhart Road propping up the top four in the list.

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